biogas, definition of

A gas fuel sourced from the decomposition of waste, converting what would be waste and potent greenhouse gases into an energy source.

• This quarantine cabin made of hyper-local CLT was built in just 5 months
  An eco-friendly architectural solution to quarantining during the pandemic has popped up in Barcelona’s Collserola park. A team of students and researchers from the Institute of Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC) Valldaura Labs recently completed...
• Vincent Callebaut proposes a green, food-producing footbridge for Paris
  Vincent Callebaut Architectures has unveiled fantastical designs for the Green Line, a futuristic “inhabited footbridge” in Paris that would run on renewable energy, recycle its own waste and fight urban air pollution all while producing 87,500 kilograms...
• LanzaTech is developing a small-scale waste biomass gasifier for ethanol production in India
  As part of the continuing global rollout of LanzaTech’s technology to capture carbon dioxide emissions and turn those emissions into fuel and chemicals, the company is rolling out a new small-scale waste biomass gasifier in India...
• Powerbarn is a bioenergy plant offering power to 84,000 families
  In the rural commune of Russi in northeast Italy, Italian architecture firm Giovanni Vaccarini Architetti has converted an industrial zone once used for sugar production into the new grounds for the Powerbarn, a bioenergy production plant with a sculptural...
• Eco-friendly crematorium is envisioned for Santa Monica
  Experimental architect Margot Krasojević has proposed a fantastical, solar-powered crematorium in Santa Monica that would not only use renewable energy for cremation, but would also give people the option to turn the ashes into tattoos, a concrete reef...
• Rammed earth Kopila Valley School is the greenest school in Nepal
  In Nepal, access to education doesn’t just improve job prospects — schools can save lives, whether it’s rescuing children from malnourishment or delaying the age of marriage to reduce rates of HIV, maternal death and suicide...
• A circular home in Germany produces biogas for self-sufficiency
  When a German pioneer in the field of biogas technology commissioned Korbach-based Christoph Hesse Architects, he had an unusual request: a round house. Drawn to the shape of a circular room, the client also found that a round form had the optimal proportions...
• Denmark to build 9 renewable energy-producing islands south of Copenhagen
  In a bid to bring more renewable energy and greater resilience to the city of Copenhagen, the Danish government has announced plans to build nine new artificial islands as part of what will become the largest and most ambitious land reclamation project...
• Norwegian expedition cruise line Hurtigruten aiming to convert six of its 17 ships to use biogas
  The Norwegian expedition cruise line Hurtigruten is going to do their part to help the environment. The 125-year-old company is aiming to convert six of its 17 ships to use biogas, liquified natural gas, and large battery packs by 2021.[...]